Birdhouse Tutorial

Here's a little birdhouse that I created. Thought I would share the tutorial on how I created it. Hope you enjoy!

What you will need:
(1) 11-½"x6" piece of CS
(4) pieces of 2-½"x2-¾" DSP (Designer Paper)
(1) 6"x3-½" piece of CS (for roof)
(10) pieces of 3-⅝"x1-¼" CS (roof tiles)
(1) 3-⅝"x2-½" CS (roof top tile)
(1) 3-½"x3-½" CS (base)
Sticky Strip or Score Tape
Scissors
Punch (for door)
Crop-a-dile
Ribbon approx. 10"

Okey dokey...take your 11-½"x6" piece of CS and score it at: 2-¾", 5-½", 8-¼ & 11" along the 11-½ side:


Now turn and score on the 6" side at: ½" & 3-½"


Turn back to 11" side, using a pencil, mark at: 1-⅜" & 6-⅞"


Take a ruler and score from the pencil mark to the score line below at an angle and then repeat to the other side (this creates a triangle).


Cut off tabs without trianlges. Your CS should look like the following now:


Using your punch, punch out a little door on the first panel:


Fold on score lines and place Sticky Strip on sides indicated:


Take your (4) pieces of DSP and punch one of them out with punch. Apply to all four sides of birdhouse:


Remove Sticky Strip on side only (leave the bottom on) and put together:


Roof:


Take your 6"x3-½" piece of CS, (10) pieces of 3-⅝"x1-¼" CS and (1) 3-⅝"x2-½" CS. Punch out the roof tiles on one side only. Punch out both sides of the top piece (3-⅝"x2-½"):


Adhere one tile at a time to one side of the 6"x3-½" piece of CS to create roof:

Repeat on opposite and top off with (1) 3-⅝"x2-½" CS:


Fold in half and Crop-a-Dile a hole through it:


Pull ribbon through and tie in knot:


Place Sticky Strip on places indicated on Birdhouse base:


Adhere the roof to the birdhouse base:

Now attach your birdhouse to the 3-1/2"x 3-1/2" cs base.

There you go, a little birdhouse to keep or give to someone. Hope this tutorial was helpful and would love to hear comments/suggestions on it! Aloha!